Fallout

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Sermon Outline

Absalom’s Plan (vv. 23-29)

• His heart was full of anger, rage, bitterness,
• He had no right taking matters into his own hands. (Deut. 32:35, Rom. 12:17)

Question # 1: Are you harboring any anger or bitterness in your soul against anyone?

The News Report (vv. 30-36)

• David receives fake news (v. 30)
• Jonadab sets the record straight (v. 32)
• “Jonadab has Skill w/o Scruples. Wisdom w/o Ethics, Insight w/o Integrity”. (Davies, p.169)

Question #2: Are you using what God has given you to promote your purposes or God’s
purposes?

The Fallout Continues (vv. 34-39)

• Everything now seems to be unraveling.
• At times, God saves us from the natural consequences of our sin, at times he does not.
• David found himself a prisoner of his own failures and mistakes.

Warning: Parents, don’t let your past failures/sin, compromise your resolve to confront your kids failures and sin.

Why did God put this chapter in the Bible?

• It exposes the problem of all our hearts.
• Gives us hope
• Although God is not mentioned, God is not absent (12:10-12)
• God has an answer for this mess (Is. 55:6-9, John 1:12, Titus 2:11-14, Rom. 7:24-25)